MICHAEL Schumacher’s son has reflected on the “best times” with his dad, saying the early days of his career were his favourite.

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Mick Schumacher, who is carrying on in his father’s footsteps and hopes to make it in Formula One soon, said his best memories were of when the pair would go to his local karting track even when it was closed.

Mick is proving himself as one of motorsport’s top up and coming talents and having won the Formula 3 European Championship this year has cemented his claim for a seat with an F1 team.

The 19-year-old said his father would take him to the local track as a child, in Kerpen near Cologne, to mentor him and give advice.

Speaking in an RTL documentary called ‘Schumacher - The Next Generation’, Mick said: “We went there to practice driving.